Author: Darius Austin

Darius is a Giants fan (thanks to Tim Lincecum) who did not think about how late west coast games would be on when he first got into baseball in 2008. He has been writing about baseball since 2013, and about sport & games in general since he started contributing to his university's student paper in 2005. In addition to writing and podcasting for Batflips & Nerds, he is a fantasy writer for Baseball Prospectus, podcaster at Friends With Fantasy Benefits, writes, writer and editor for Banished to the Pen, and also contributes to Baseball Prospectus Wrigleyville.

Ben and Darius break down the very exciting news of MLB regular season games coming to the UK in 2019 and 2020, before brainstorming ideas for the UK Night being held on August 16th by Official Minor League Affiliate of

Outside of the normal full Sunday slate, there isn’t a lot of choice most days this week, and there are some days where you’re also likely to have to watch some pretty terrible teams if you want to see live

Six out of seven days feature UK-friendly baseball times this week, although if you’re not a fan of Chicago baseball, the early part of the week might not appeal to you quite so much. Never fear, there’s plenty more later

This week, the Game Planner breaks the shocking news of BT’s pro-Cubs bias, with the World Series champions shown live in prime UK baseball-watching time on no less than three separate occasions this week. Whether Theo Epstein has hatched a

This post has now also been published at Banished to the Pen, the site set up by listeners of the Effectively Wild podcast. For more from BttP, follow @BanishedtoPen. It’s the question we’ve all been asking: in a home run

While some readers will get to watch actual baseballs being crushed in person tomorrow, many still need to rely on the TV options. It’s actually a bumper week, with at least one watchable game every day, so if you’re disappointed

MLB UK’s Battlegrounds event takes place in Hyde Park tomorrow, and what better way to get ready for the event than reading about the third and final of the former MLB stars set to participate in the home run derby,

It’s less than a week to MLB UK’s Battlegrounds event in Hyde Park, and that means it’s time to acquaint ourselves with the second of the trio of former MLB stars who will be making an appearance. Last time we

The All-Star Break approaches, and many teams on the bubble are going to have to start making decisions about whether they want to buy or sell, and where they might need to improve if they are going to sustain a

With MLB UK’s Battlegrounds event on July 4th fast approaching, it’s time we get to know the former MLB players who will be starring on the day. First up is an Expos, Marlins and Mets outfielder who spent 17 seasons